CO129-590-17 Government policy regarding firewood supplies 7-8-1941 - 31-7-1942 — Page 25

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CABLEGRAM RECEIVED.

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FROM GOVERNOR

SANDAKAN: 9.1.42 (10.49 hrs)

RECEIVED: 9.1.42 (16.55 hrs)

IMEDIATE:

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ENDING YOUR

1941. FOR MOST OF 1941 THE STATE

BANA OF NOAIH BORNMO HAS FACILITATED

HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT'S FIREWOOD PURCHASES, FOR WHOM THE NORTH

BORNEO TRADING CO. LTD. ARIE ACTING AS AGIENTS.

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POSITION NOW IS THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OWES

TIL STATE SANK CO NORTH BOINEC $12,050 SHORT LAID

ON SHIPMENT(S) PRIOR TO END OF NOVEMBR AND $18,016

FOR A SHIPMENT WHICH CLEARED ON NOVEMBER 24th.

NORTH BURKEJ TRADING COMPANY HAS ALSO SUBMITTED

INVOICE(S) FOR $13,099 FOR

FOR A SHIPMENT WHICH CLEARED

ON DECEMBER 6th AND WHICH CANNOT HAVE REACHED

HONG KONG. THE STATE BANK OF NORTH BORNEO HAS

NOT PAID THE NORTH BORNEO TRADING COMPANY FOR THIS.

ON DECEMBER 7th

FOR 12

FIREWOOD COMPANIES HAD IN HAND

400,000 PICULS OF FIREWOOD AWAITING SHIPMENT. NORTH

BORNEO TRADING COMPANY NOW ASKC ON THEIR BEHALF

CENTS FER PICUL (650,000) IN FULL

SETTLEMENT, PROPERTY IN THE FIREWOOD TO REMAIN

WITH THE COMPANIES. QUANTITY IS ENORMOUSLY IN

EXCESS OF LOCAL REQUIREMENTS AND MOST OF IT

MUST BE ROTTED(ING). PRICE ASKED IS HALF THE

CONTRACT PRICE.

ANDERSON CONTROLLER OF STORES HONG KONG WIRED

ON DECEMBER 18th THAT PAYMENT(S) FOR STOCKS WERK

APPROVED BUT BY THE TIME THIS MESSAGE WAS

RECEIVED

IT HAD BECOME APPARENT THAT HONG KONG

COULD NO LONGER EFFECT PAYMENT.

GOVERNMENT